{"id":5371,"date":"2024-12-19T23:49:57","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T23:49:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlinedemoserver10.com\/firesupportbasehill4-11\/?page_id=5371"},"modified":"2025-11-28T19:35:36","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T19:35:36","slug":"lou-tarantinos-photos","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/onlinedemoserver10.com\/firesupportbasehill4-11\/lou-tarantinos-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Lou Tarantino&#8217;s Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5371\" class=\"elementor elementor-5371\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cefca3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8cefca3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9140640 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9140640\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da4fa73 elementor-hidden-widescreen elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"da4fa73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/onlinedemoserver10.com\/firesupportbasehill4-11\/photos\/\">Vietnam 1970-71\n<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c42d4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c42d4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/hill4-11.org\/photos\/l-tarantino\/0.jpg\" width=\"100%\" height=\"238\" \/>This scene is across the Song Tra Khuc River from FSB Hill 4-11.\u00a0\u00a0From left to right are Gary Koppen, Brian Ergain, Mike Hilmer, Lou Tarantino, and Tran Luc, their Kit Carson Scout.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a37612a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a37612a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/hill4-11.org\/photos\/l-tarantino\/1.jpg\" width=\"100%\" height=\"171\" \/>This is the POW camp at LZ Bronco near the city of Duc Pho.<\/center><\/center>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d85b7db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d85b7db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/hill4-11.org\/photos\/l-tarantino\/2.jpg\" width=\"100%\" height=\"157\" \/>This is a scene from one of the bunkers surrounding the perimeter of LZ Bronco.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93c24a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"93c24a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/hill4-11.org\/photos\/l-tarantino\/3.jpg\" width=\"100%\" height=\"160\" \/>This is an awards ceremony for Bravo Company during a stand-down at LZ Bronco.\n\n&nbsp;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f592ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f592ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/hill4-11.org\/photos\/l-tarantino\/4.jpg\" width=\"100%\" height=\"163\" \/>This was a typical Floor Show that the troops attended for entertainment during a stand-down at LZ Bronco.\n\n&nbsp;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69f22b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69f22b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/hill4-11.org\/photos\/l-tarantino\/5.jpg\" width=\"100%\" height=\"158\" \/>LT Karstead, LT Wheeler, and LT Mimley provided some impromptu entertainment during the Floor Show.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc17a6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc17a6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/hill4-11.org\/photos\/l-tarantino\/6.jpg\" width=\"100%\" height=\"162\" \/>From left to right, Mike Eberwine, Unknown, Unknown, Bob Fiearo, Unknown, Tom Terpin are in one of the hooches provided to the troops during the stand-down at LZ Bronco during March 1971.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cde6ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2cde6ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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